Breaking Down Barriers to Close the Wage Gap 

According to research done by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR), if current trends continue women in Missouri will not see equal pay until the year 2066.

Meanwhile many women are trapped in low-income jobs with little hope of breaking into the higher
wage trades traditionally dominated by men.

Jenn Wall was one of those women until she became a part of the Women’s Economic Stability Initiative. Today, Jenn is an electrical systems designer, financially secure while raising her six-year- old son
and contemplating graduate school.

Learn more about the status of low wage work for women, work-related barriers and the work being done in our community to address these issues.

Speaker: Genevieve Friedman, program manager of the YWCA
Women’s Economic Stability Partnership. Genevieve is responsible for management of all  programmatic functions of the Women’s Economic Stability Partnership program, including providing
intensive services to low-income women, with emphasis on building long-term economic stability through access to education, financial literacy, development of assets, reduction of barriers, and access to resources and basic needs.

Sponsors: This is event is brought to you by the Membership &
Education Committees of SOS.

Parking: Attendees can park in the circular driveway or directly
across the street on Mosley Hills Drive.  There is no street
parking on Mosley Road.

THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL, SO BRING A FRIEND AND SPREAD THE WORD. THE MORE WE KNOW TOGETHER, THE MORE WE CAN DO TOGETHER!